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= Solution

The answer is $\Theta(n)$. The family
$$
\{\{1,2,3,i\}:4\leq i\leq n\}
$$
has size $n-3$ and pairwise intersection three. For the upper bound, work modulo two. Every member has size $0$ modulo two, while every allowed intersection has residue $1$. The <Frankl-Wilson theorem> with $L=\{1\}$ gives $|\mathcal F|\leq\binom n1=n$.

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